Unilever is currently hiring for B&W Greater Asia Engineering Manager based in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam or Philippines
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Job Purpose
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. The Engineer Manager who will play a dual role, acting both as a project engineering lead and as a senior technical expert across multiple initiatives within the GA B&W transformation program.
then this role is just for you!
Main Responsibilities
1. Engineering Leadership and Technology Assessment
Act as Engineering Lead for transformation projects, responsible for technology assessment and feasibility evaluation at site level.
- Work closely with Business Group (BG) and Business Unit (BU) Engineers to evaluate, align, and select appropriate technologies and process solutions.
- Provide expert engineering recommendations and risk evaluations for new technology deployment (e.g., Twin Pack, VAS, Online Labeling).
2. Project Workstreams (Camelot 2, Avatar, D-Com)
- Camelot 2 Thailand:
- Collaborate with R&D and BU Engineering on design and commissioning of:
• Twin Pack solution
• Value Added Services (VAS)
• Online bottle labeling
• Production process upgrading
- Avatar Philippines:
- Work with R&D to align technical protocols for product promotions and VAS.
- D-Com Vietnam:
- Support R&D and cross-functional teams in packaging localization and import substitution capability.
- Link site readiness to long-term sourcing and supply chain strategy.
3. Site Execution & Change Management
- Work with factory engineering teams to manage change execution and support commissioning activities.
- Ensure smooth handover, training, and capability building for on-site teams.
4. Innovation & Benchmarking
- Promote engineering excellence and continuous improvement through benchmarking and technology scouting.
- Support productivity improvement initiatives by integrating new technologies and optimizing existing systems.
Candidate Criteria
Experience & Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field; Master's preferred.
- At least 8 years of experience in Engineering or Manufacturing environments, preferably with project-based roles.
- Proven experience in technology assessment, process implementation, and project execution.
- Strong collaboration skills across R&D, BG/BU Engineering, and operations.
- Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
Skill
Leadership
Strategic Thinking: ability to develop and implement long-term strategies that align with BU goals, and drive supply chain cost/service/cash balance.
Effective Communication to convey complex information clearly and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels (BU Head, BU CFO, BU CMO, Global SCLT, SUDs).
Confidence and capability to highlight and challenge decisions when they do not take in consideration full E2E impact.
“Can Do” (founder) mentality to unlock problems and drive accurate, effective solutions with speed.
Commitment to identifying and nurturing talent, providing mentoring and coaching, and fostering a collaborative team environment.
Transformative and innovative leadership, open to change and transform the status-quo and implement pioneering and digital processes and tools to solve complex problems and overcome challenges within the business.
Flexibility to adapt to changing market conditions, technologies, and organizational needs
Leadership
You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.
You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
You are still responsible for your own results and as a team leader, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.
Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
PERSONAL MASTERY: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own wellbeing and resilience.
CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.
TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best. Inspires powerful teamwork and collaboration, connecting people for better results.
Note: Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment journey. If you require any support to complete your application or any subsequent stage throughout your recruitment journey with us at Unilever, then please specify how we may be able to assist you.
Additional Information
For External: This position open for multiple location, please be aware if you are applying for this role, we require you to have working rights in the country where the role will based in.
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
Unilever Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unilever and has not been reviewed or approved by Unilever.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and occupational health support alongside a 24/7 employee assistance program. Wellbeing offerings such as health checks, resilience tools, and counseling support the perceived depth of health-related benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) match that reaches up to 5% of base salary, strengthening the overall value of the package. Share and savings options are also referenced as part of longer-term financial support beyond salary.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits customization is enabled through tools such as a “My Reward” system and a “Benefits Envelope” that allows employees to personalize selections. Flexible working approaches are also associated with improved overall satisfaction, reinforcing perceived choice and adaptability in the total rewards offering.
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